Joel smith



JOEL SMITH, 0F .LEO'MINSTER MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent '.Nof82,560, Vdatent September 29, 1868. 4

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' Be it known that I, JOEL SMITH, of Leominster, county of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combs for the Human Hair; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, of which- 4 v Figure 1 represents an elevation of my invention. Figure 2, an end view. :i Y Figure 3', an enlarged section of the horn back. o

Figure 4, an enlarged section of the comb, as prepared for reception of the horn back; and Figure 5, a transverse section of finished comb. I I This invention, relating to a novel improvement in horn combs for the human hair, consists of forming a dove-tail tenon on the body of the comb, (see iig. 4,) for reception of a dov'e-tal-grooved horn back, '(see fig. 3,) which is slid on to the body of the comb, embracing the body,'and dispensing withl the use of screws or rivets in attaching the back to the body of the.comb,rthus stiffening the back, and givingto the comb a. neat and nished appearance, and at much, less cost than where metal is used for the purpose., i

In the said drawings,`A denotes thebody of the comb; BB, the teeth; '0.0, the dove-tail tenon formed von i i said body. D is the horn back, of which E E is the dove-tail groove in said back, (see fig. 3,) for reception of the dove-tail tenon C Clef the body A,- by means of which the horn back D (which may be made of Wood or any other non-metallic substance, while I prefer horn,) is slid on to and held by the body A, making a close and permanent connection, and without the use of screws, as shown in the drawings. I

I am aware that the backs of combs have beenprovided with met llicfcovers, and, in like manner, that strips of metal have been insertedY in-grooves on opposite sides of the-back of the comb, and rivets passed through the saidstrips and'the comb, for the purpose of strengthening the comb, blt I do not .claim such, for the reason'that I'have found from experience (as a manufacturer) that the expansion and contraction of the brass so employed, andthe horn comb itself, were not uniform, cansinga slack ponnection, and tending to form receptacles for dirt, dandru, and verdigris, while the protruding rivets and brass mounting caught in the hair l while using the comb.

rlhese objections to the metallic mounting' of horn combs suggested to me the propriety of' eschewingv the use ofgmetal, and substituting for br'ass mounting the same vmaterial of which the'comb itself is made, whereby, the expansion and contraction of the horn back and bodyV of the comb being uniform, e. close-fitting and durable Y connection is obtained, the comb strengthened, much lighter to handle, and presenting a more neat and finished appearance, than where brass or other metal is used for the purpose.

Having described my invention, what I cla-im, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, as an improved article of manufacture, isv v Attaching a horn back to the body of a horn comb, substantially as and forvthe purposes described and setforth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set Inysignature, this 29th day ofJune, A. D. 1868.

JOEL SMITH..

Witnesses:

C. H. MERRIAM, J. W. Barns. 

